The Wordsmith's Forge

This poem came out of the September 2014 Creative Jam. It was inspired by prompts from dialecticdreamer and helgatwb. It also fills the "indecent proposal" square in my 6-11-14 card for the fanbingo fest and the "Frankenstein" square in my 9-11-14 card for the Halloween Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by dialecticdreamer. It belongs to the series Frankenstein's Family.

WARNING: This poem contains rude behavior and sexual harassment.  If those are sensitive topics for you, please consider your state of mind before deciding whether to read onward.



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Wow, I just pasted in the latest poems to the Frankenstein's Family collection ... which is just over 35,000 words now, nearly at the novel threshold of 40,000.  Not quite all of them have been published yet, but the sale is still running through tomorrow.

This week, the poetry of Frankenstein's Family is on sale for half price from Monday, November 17 through Sunday, Novemer 23.  This series is gothic fluff.  It features themes of family, sex/gender identity and orientation, diversity, family of choice, friendship, mad science, and horror motifs turned sweet.  Sale prices range from $10 to $127.  We currently have one epic open for microfunding, not in this series, so there is room to open a new epic in Frankenstein's Family if you wish to do so.

Also, check out the lovely new art!  djinni made an icon for Victor Frankenstein.  (A camel icon came with it, courtesy of a perk.  djinni felt that Victor was so serious that he needed to be cheered up by a playful camel. :D)  As of this morning, his current Icon Day is open for requests, so please drop by to get yourself an icon and tip if you can.

Currently available are the following poems, presented in series chronological order.

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This poem is spillover from the November 4, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by a prompt from westrider.  It also fills the "women being awesome" square in my 9-1-14 card for the Genprompt Bingo fest.  This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  It belongs to the series Walking the Beat.

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This poem is spillover from the September 2, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "being silly" square in my 9-1-14 card for the genprompt_bingo  fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette. It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem came out of conversation with lynnoconnacht. It also fills the "partnership" square in my 9-1-14 card for the genprompt_bingo  fest.  It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  This poem belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem came out of the September 2, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from lynnoconnacht, stardreamer, and helgatwb. It also fills the "curry night" square in my 12-8-13 card for the genprompt_bingo  fest.  This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  It belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of my Polychrome Heroics series.

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This poem was written outside the prompt calls, inspired by conversation with lynnoconnacht.  It also fills the "Wild Card: food, cooking, & mealtimes" square in my 12-8-13 card for the genprompt_bingo  fest.  It has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  This poem belongs to the Antimatter & Stalwart Stan thread of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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Thanks to a donation from Anthony & Shirley Barrette, "What a Precious Privilege" is now complete!  See how Stan and Lawrence work out the rest of their compromises now that Lawrence is feeling better enough to articulate at least some of his needs without giving Stan that stomped-puppy look.

Watch for more about Stan and Lawrence, as the next four poems will be going up over the next several days as I have time to post them.

Thanks to a donation from dialecticdreamer, there are 8 new verses in "What a Precious Privilege."  Lawrence points out some of what has gone wrong in his life, or could in the future especially if Stan isn't careful about the situation.